. some of these sections had been released previously as single volumes . as well as a collection of artworks , it was also intended as an artistic prime ##r , with instructions on correct brush position and technique and several pictures designed for begin ##ners to copy . although these instructions only appear in the sections on orchid ##s and bamboo , the book still remains the first example of a cat ##egorical and analytical approach to chinese painting . in this book , hu used his multiple @ - @ block printing methods to obtain gr ##ada ##tions of colour in the images , rather than obvious outlines or overlap ##s . the manual is bound in the " butterfly binding " ( hu ##die zhu
. some of these sections had been released previously as single volumes. as well as a collection of artworks, it was also intended as an artistic primer, with instructions on correct brush position and technique and several pictures designed for beginners to copy. although these instructions only appear in the sections on orchids and bamboo, the book still remains the first example of a categorical and analytical approach to chinese painting. in this book, hu used his multiple @ - @ block printing methods to obtain gradations of colour in the images, rather than obvious outlines or overlaps. the manual is bound in the " butterfly binding " ( hudie zhu